do my indoor piggies need heat

[madguinealady]

my piggies are in the house in their own room but we don't have central heating. Will they need extra heat in the winter and if so can I use a plug in radiator against the wall about 50 cm away from cage or will they be okay with extra fleece to cuddle into and their hay room to hide in

 

[sport_billy]

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[Vicz2010]

This is a good question my piggie has a room with no radiator too but it opens into another room with one I have a thermometer to keep a check on the temp x

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Perhaps buy a snuggle pad - they stay warm for around 10 hours and we use them for our indoor piggies when the heating isn't on

 

[jenniferanneharris]

I don't have central heating either, but the last few years i use a fleece blanket over each end of the cages and also when it gets colder i have a plug in small heater to heat the room up and a snuggle safe heat-pad per piggie. I also make a hay pile in the litter tray and they have lots of fleece cozies

 

[Wiebke]

A fleece over the cage will help to keep the warmth in. I also use microwaveable "snugglesafe" heat pads for cold nights when the heating is off. They cost around £10-13 per snugglesafe.

For my elderlies group, I also use an upturned soft dog basket over a heat pad that is covered by fleece to make a snug den.

 

[pelicano]

I also use a Snugglesafe. But I have a 7 year old in poor health, so I'm going to start putting an electric heater on low tonight. I'd definitely recommend having a thermometer in the room.

 

[worried val of york]

Mine are kept in the spare unheated bedroom. They have had two winters with no heating. But I do cover their cages with a fleece and make sure they have plenty of warm bedding.

I used to have a single guinea pig (this was years ago before I knew anything different). He lived quite happily outdoors in all weathers for at least 6 years. He had no heath issues. But I would never dream of doing that now. I like to keep in touch with my guinea pigs now and it is so much more easier when they are indoors.

 

[madguinealady]

thank you all for your advice. the ends of each cage is covered by fleece anyway and all have hideys. The grids i use are plastic covered and they have fleecey tunnels. I am making a hay room for them both and will put spare fleece in for them to cuddle into